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  • Genre: Folk / Freestyle / Fusion

    Location SEOUL, Ko

    Profile Views: 3186

    Last Login: 5/18/2011

    Member Since 5/16/2011

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmh0dHA6Ly93d3cuc29uaWNiaWRzLmNvbS90b3JpZW5zZW1ibGU=

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  • Bio

    TORI Ensemble is world music project ensemble which was founded in 2007 with HEO Yoon-jeong(geomun-go) and other Korean traditional artists such as KANG Kwon-soon(jeongga), MIN Young-chi(daegum&janggu) and American free jazz artists Ned Rothenberg(clarinet& saxophone), Satoshi Takeishi(percussion), Erik Friedlander(cello). They perform in Korea and abroad actively as TORI Ensemble, which now consists of 4 Korean Traditional Musicians by scouting LEE Suk-joo(piri) in 2010, and TORI Project, which is with American free jazz artists. The word tori derives from saturi (meaning dialect), a musical term denoting "local style" in Korean traditional music. The group aims to seek a new sound that can internalize a variety of tori in traditional music, as well as harmonize with other toris in world music. It especially focuses on improvisation as an important aspect of Korean traditional music and attempts to create a unique language through Asian intuition and musical idiom. The music of TORI Ensemble, made up of Korean traditional musical instruments including geomun-go (Korean six string zither), daeguem (Korean Transverse Bamboo flute), piri (bamboo oboe), janggu (Korean hourglass drum) with jeongga (Korean classical lyric song). TORI Ensemble was selected at the 2010 PAMS Showcase and got invited to 2010 WOMEX opening concert and planning to perform on the 2011 WOMAD Showcase.

  • Members

    As the leader of the group, HEO Yoon-Jeong is a master of Geomungo and her album was the last Korean music which was introduced by Charlie Gillett in his BBC World of Music. KANG Kwon-soon has since been designated official successor of the Intangible Asset for the jeongga. MIN Young-chi who is daeguem and janggu player has exceptional artistic skill and feeling. As a descendant of traditional musician family, LEE Suk-joo is a piri musician who has great skill in traditional, contemporary music and also improvisation.

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